Hodge Schindler Wins Silver Trumpet for Integrated Fertility Agency Campaign



CHICAGO (May 12, 2008) – Hodge Schindler Integrated Communications was recognized by the Publicity Club of Chicago with a Silver Trumpet award in the marketing category for the comprehensive program it created and executed for Alternative Reproductive Resources.

Alternative Reproductive Resources is a Chicago-based agency that matches intended parents who have fertility issues with egg donors and gestational surrogates to help them achieve their dreams of creating families.

The program, “Creating a Community Around Conception,” combined research, media relations, Web site development, and the initiation and ongoing management of a blog called Conception Connections. Work began in mid-2007, and the program continues to be expanded today.

“We’re very happy to see our work recognized by our community of peers,” said Sally Saville Hodge, president of Hodge Schindler. “More importantly, though, the Silver Trumpet speaks to the rewards of having clients that are open to the expanded possibilities for growing brand awareness in today’s rich media environment.”

“Creating a Community Around Conception” was among nearly 1,000 submissions in the overall Golden Trumpet annual program. It was among 28 campaigns recognized in the marketing category.

Details of the ARR program can be found on Hodge Schindler’s blog.

Hodge Schindler Integrated Communications was formed in 2007 with the merger of two long-time agencies, Hodge Communications and Schindler Communications. The firm offers a full range of public relations and marketing communications services in traditional and new/social media realms.